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Plate Tectonics
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The theory that the Earth's outer shell consists on individual plates that move, thereby producing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself.
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Seafloor Spreading
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The process of producing new seafloor between two divergent plates.
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Ocean-Continental Convergence
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The edge of the continental plate will remain floating and the oceanic plate will sink beneath the lithosphere. This causes the mantel to heat, thereby causing volcanoes.
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Ocean-Ocean Convergence
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One plate goes beneath the other , which will initiate volcanic activity. However, the volcanoes form on the ocean floor and can eventually become a chain of islands.
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Continental Rifts
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Spreading centers that can develop within a continent. These will form rift valleys, and may possibly split a continent.
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